"Teenager girl and periods Girl: You have come again. Why do you come every month? I'm afraid of you. Periods: I am your friend dear. I just want to make you a healthy and beautiful woman. Girl: No, I do not want to be a woman. I will take care of myself. You give me a lot of pain Periods: I know you suffer a lot because of me. Growing is the law of nature. I am just helping you in this. Girl: Okay, I understand that you help me. But because of you I cannot go anywhere, neither to visit, nor to the temple, even to the kitchen of the house. Because of you, I have to bear so many restrictions. Because of you I am called impure. Periods: Our Goddesses, Durga, Annapurna etc. are also women and they are venerable, so how can you be impure. All of these are man made boundations. I am a blessing from God for you. ©SOMYA SRIVASTAV"